Cygwin

Paying for the effort

A: Yes, it is. You get to use the software for free. The only "strings
attached" are that, in general, you must comply with the terms of the GNU General Public
License.

However, the fact that you can get the software for free doesn't mean that
there is no cost to the people involved in producing it for you. The
people who bring you the packages
in the Cygwin distribution have often invested a considerable
amount of their personal time into the providing you with the best
possible Cygwin experience. This is particularly true of the people
who work on the Cygwin DLL itself.

Donations of any size are fine, but when requesting a listing for
a donation of $200 or larger, please paste a recent command line
from your cygwin terminal as part of your request, so that I can
get a feel for how my efforts are helping you.

Jari Aalto

The dedicated package maintainer of more than 100 Cygwin packages

Major Cygwin supporters who have contributed 200 USD or more

Please note that we make no guarantees regarding
the length of time that the below donations will be listed. Also
note that donations are just that, and you should not ask for or
expect a refund, whether or not a link is listed here, and whether
or not the link here increases traffic to your site.

Inclusion on this web page most definitely does not imply endorsement by the Cygwin project.

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